IT Project Manager

Sword group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sword Group is seeking an IT Project Manager to join their Network Services team in Glasgow. This hybrid role involves managing a variety of IT projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading technical teams and maintaining project documentation while supporting clients through complex transformation programmes.

Benefits

Personalised Career Development

Flexible Working Arrangements

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Qualifications

• Experienced Project Manager with Prince 2 certification.
• Exposure to IT project delivery and networking solutions.
• Ability to manage complex transformation programmes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of IT projects ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
• Develop and manage project schedules and work plans.
• Lead technical teams to achieve project objectives.

Skills

Project Management

Networking Solutions

Systems Integration

Education

Prince 2 Certification

Experience in IT Project Delivery

Job description

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Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

About the role:

Our Network Services team apply deep expertise and innovative solutions to help solve challenges for our customers. The IT Project Manager is responsible for delivering overall project objectives and specific team deliverables, by the planning of project activities and executing assigned tasks/work within the expected quality standards, to ensure the project is a success.

This role will be hybrid split between your home and office with occasional client visits. Ideally based in Scotland , Central Belt (Scotland) or Aberdeen.

Here's what the role looks like:

Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of projects ranging in size and complexity, and ensuring projects are delivered in scope, on time and within budget.
• Develop and manage detailed project schedule and work plans.
• Assemble, plan, and lead technical teams to deliver the project objectives.
• Track project progress and costs, and proactively manage any changes via a controlled Change management process.
• Create and maintain project documentation to track actions, risks, and issues.
• Provide project reporting, both internal and external.
• Transition and onboarding of customers into our managed services division
• Planning and managing service changes and service go-lives.
• Conducting regular reviews during project and service transition with customers and key stakeholders / senior management
• Continual service improvements on the services being provided

Requirements:

Here are the key skills and experience relevant to this role:

• You'll be an experienced and Prince 2 certified Project Manager with exposure to the delivery of a range of IT projects.
• You'll work alongside a highly experienced technical delivery team.
• You'll support clients and colleagues alike through the delivery of complex and technically challenging transformation programmes with a primary focus on networking solutions and systems integration.
• You'll be given the opportunity to work on projects that will allow you to keep your skillset at the forefront of developments in both technology and PM methodology.

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life.

In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can't promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more.....

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we're looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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